Eder performs well at NCAA championships

Mar 21, 2009

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Brandeis University rookie swimmer
Marc Eder (Princeton, N.J./Lawenceville
School) had a pair of lifetime-best performances, including a
school record, in two optional events at the NCAA Division III
Men's Swimming and Diving championships at the University of
Minnesota.

On the first day of competition, Eder improved his time by
nearly five seconds in the 200-yard individual medley. He entered
the meet with a seed time of 2:03.10, but improved to 1:58.46, the
third-best time in school history, earning 47th place.

After a day off, Eder had his first breaststroke race, the 100,
his best stroke. Ranked 42nd in the nation entering the meet, Eder
improved his career-best time by more than a second, from 58.79
seconds to 57.41 seconds, a school record. Eder erased the previous
school record held by Matt Christian '05. Eder
improved 16 places to 26th in the nation missing All-America honors
by 10 spots and 1.04 seconds.

In his final event, Eder, who entered the NCAA championships
ranked 20th in the 200-yard breaststroke, placed 27th with a time
of 2:05.64. He was 1.8 seconds shy of qualifying for the
consolation finals and earning All-America honors.